Fort Macleod is one of seven communities to share in funding for projects designed to address homelessness.
Fort Macleod Family and Community Support Services received $58,740 from the Alberta Rural Development Network.
“These projects each reflect the unique needs of their communities in identifying issues and providing solutions and we are pleased to be supporting them” said Dee Ann Benard, executive director of the Alberta Rural Development Network. “We were also surprised by the immense need shown by rural Alberta.”
Alberta Rural Development Network received 29 applications totalling nearly $2-million.
“Though many were worthy, we couldn’t begin to fund them all,” Benard said. “The projects range from addressing the immediate needs of people who are homeless or at risk to addressing the factors that contribute to homelessness. We look forward to seeing the results of these seven worthwhile projects in March 2014.”
The Fort Macleod housing support program will help families and individuals secure a more stable housing environment, and support families and individuals who are at risk of homelessness to foster independence.
The Fort Macleod program is designed to:

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Thanks for the informative article. Rural homelessness is a little-recognized issue, and articles like this really help create awareness. Little work has been done on how rural homelessness, which tends to be fairly invisible, contributes to the very visible homelessness issues in large urban centres. We feel that Alberta cannot hope to end homelessness until it also addresses the issues facing smaller rural communities.

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